21 October 2005 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name Deceiver Cap Convex, then flattened or depressed, often wavy at the margin, often radially lined at the margin, orange red to brick red, drying pale, to about 5 cm across Gills Broad, thick, distant, pinkish Stem Slender, tough, +/- equal, concolorous with the cap Flesh Thin, elastic in the stem, pinkish-brown Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Summer to early winter Distribution Very common Habitat In woods and on heaths and moorland Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores spherical, spiny (7-10) µm Edibility Edible but poor Notes The common name is highly apt for this extremely variable species. Take care not to confuse with Tubaria furfuracea and T. confragosa which grow on woody debris |